Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Daily quote

Be yourself...everyone else is already taken.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Daily Quote

Life has taught us that Love does not consist in gazing at each other but looking outward together in the same direction." Saint Exupery

Monday, October 20, 2008

Daily Quote

With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Daily Quote

"I will waste not even a precious second today in anger or hate or jealousy or selfishness. I know that the seeds I sow I will harvest, because every action, good or bad, is always followed by an equal reaction. I will plant only good seeds this day." Og Mandino, 1923-1996, Author & Speaker

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Daily Quote

"Part of being a champ is acting like a champ. You have to learn how to win and not run away when you lose. Everyone has bad stretches and real successes. Either way, you have to be careful not to lose your confidence or get too confident." Nancy Kerrigan - Olympic Figure Skater

Monday, October 13, 2008

Daily Quote

We are all teachers, and what we teach is what we need to learn, and so we teach it over and over until we learn it.
A Course in Miracles

Friday, October 10, 2008

Daily Quote

Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
Washington Irving

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Part 2 Buying Antiques in France

Car Insurance~
Check your credit card, many have the car rental insurance covered on the card.
I use Visa Platinum card and it is already on the card.
This came in handy on a trip in the south of France. We were in L’Isle Sur La Sorgue travelling to an early morning Brocante. On the way to the Brocante we were hit by another driver at an intersection. The front bumper was ripped off our car, (my first thought was; darn now we will be late to the brocante and miss all the best stuff, how funny is that???)
however it was drivable and after exchanging the pertinent information with the other driver (yes, in our Best French), we proceeded to the local gendarmerie (police station) We went inside to file the police report and the officer at the desk looked like Claude Raines from one of those old Black and White movies you see on late night television. A rather handsome and distinguished older gentleman and very nice. When we start giving him the information and he discovered we were from California, he stopped short, began waving his hands in the air and said, “Ah, California, land of Movie Stars, sunshine, oranges” ……luckily he knew some English and was a sweetheart…...it was such a crack up, we finished filing the report, called the Hertz agent and waited outside for our rental car replacement.

It was a beautiful day and we were anxious to get to the brocante. The next thing we know…we see a flatbed truck coming down the lane with a Mercedes Benz on it. We looked at each other and thought, NO WAY, however as the truck stopped in front of the police station and asked if I was Lynn Konrad, you can imagine the broad grin that spread over my face. Yes, only in France do you crack up a rental car and get not only a Mercedes Benz for a replacement, but also a BRAND NEW Mercedes Benz for a replacement. It only had about 10 kilometers on it!!!
You can imagine our joy and delight that this chariot would glide us through France for the rest of our journey on the hunt for gorgeous antiques in France.
Also, it was a good thing we had already secured the large metal daybeds and rather dirty bronze piece, urns and other items we had acquired and were already set to ship!!
Not that that stopped us from picking up a few more items on our travels that probably should not have ridden inside a Brand New Mercedes!!!!
AH… the pleasures of traveling in France with the luck of the Irish…yes I am really a bit o’ the Irish, even though I am FRENCH-at-HEART!!

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Daily Quote

Human progress and excellence comes when someone goes beyond "why" to "why not?"

Monday, October 6, 2008

Daily Quote

Good work that leaves the world softer and fuller and better than ever before is the stuff of which human satisfaction and spiritual value are made.
Joan Chittister

Friday, October 3, 2008

Daily Quote

If you have a dream, follow it.
If you catch a dream, nurture it.
If your dream comes true, celebrate!

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Daily Quote

Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.
Gloria Steinem

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Daily Quote

"Believe in yourself and there will come a day when others will have no choice but to believe in you." Cynthia Kersey - Author of Unstoppable Women